THE AUSTRALIAN WAY
Scott Morrison has announced that the government has a plan to move to net zero by 2050 in "the Australian way". I assume this might involve a whiteboard or a colour coded spreadsheet.
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Meryl Causebrook, Melba
GLASGOW LOVE FEST
Is the real reason that the leaders of China, India and Russia are not attending COP26 is that they don't know the words to Kumbaya?
Michael Warrington, Garran
LACK OF COMMITMENT
After the PM released Australia's emissions reduction plan it was revealed Bridget McKenzie hadn't read it before signing up to it. What does that say about how serious the LNP is in following through on any detail in the plan?
John Sandilands, Garran
RALLY ROUND BOYS
I have a new song for the National Party to sing at celebrations:
Roll out the barrel,
We'll have a barrel of fun.
Roll out the barrel,
We've got the Greens on the run.
Boom! Boom! Ta-ra-ra.
A Moore, Melba
HOW IRONIC
Am I the only one to have noted the irony of an "in principle" agreement between the Nationals and the Liberals? Over the past couple of years it has become abundantly evident that neither party has any principles whatsoever.
J F Bishop, Flynn
WHAT HAPPENS IF?
The government's climate plan keeps energy exports flowing, base load power on, agriculture secure and mixes science fact and fiction to aim for net zero 2050. What happens if COP26 fails? Will we still be committed to net zero targets the majority didn't sign up to?
Doug Hurst, Chapman
KING CANUTE?
In looking at the poster in Pope's very clever "Advance team" cartoon (October 28) I couldn't help thinking that it would have been even better to depict the waves lapping at ScoMo's toes, representing rising sea levels as ScoMo sat in his beach chair on the sand dithering.
Don Sephton, Greenway
ROOTS AND SURDS
I still remember the day many years ago when our high school maths teacher walked into the classroom and wrote a number on the blackboard. He proclaimed, emphasizing the words, "this type of number, one plus "root" two, is known as a "surd". We all started giggling.
I bet our teacher got a good laugh as he recounted our reaction to his colleagues in the staff room later that day.
James Lindsay, Narrabundah
DOUBLE STANDARD
On October 25 The Canberra Times reported on an individual who defrauded Medicare (ie the taxpayers) of $861.50. Well done, great detection, we all say. Large photograph and personal details on page two - um, not sure about that.
On page 3 of the same issue, we learn that the ATO will not pursue recovery of JobKeeper payments (also taxpayer funds) of $180,000,000 from ineligible companies. No names, no photographs, no details. What the heck we all say.
